30 May 2019

09:30 – 12:45

Green Railways conference at Valga railway station

09:30 – 09:50

Opening words by mayors of Valga and Valka

Margus Lepik

Vents-Armands Krauklis

09:50 – 10:00

Cross-border cooperation in tourism development (experience, expectations and prospects of Estonia-Latvia Programme)

Laura Lulle,

Estonia-Latvia Programme

10:00 – 10:30

Green Railway:

What we have and how have we got here?

Sille Talvet-Unt

Project Coordinator

10:30 – 11:00

Which old railway lines would I develop in Estonia and Latvia next?

Andris Biedrinš,

Banitis: Aluksne – Gulbene narrow-gauge railway

11:00 – 11:30

Türi - Tamsalu hiking trail on old narrow-gauge railway line: linking communities and supporting local entrepreneurs

Tõnu Taal, NGO Türi - Tamsalu Hiking Trail

Vilja Veinberg, Estonian Bicycle Museum

11:30 – 12:00

Estonian developments and trends in developing hiking and cycling trails (incl. case studies)

Kristiina Kästik

Customer relations Manager Estonian Tourism Board

12:00 – 12:20

Latvian developments and trends in developing hiking and cycling trails

Inese Šīrava

Director of Tourism Department,

Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

12:20 - 12:30

Closing statements

Raitis Sijats

Vidzeme Tourism Association

12:45

Press conference (simultaneously translation Latvian – Estonian)

12:30

Departure of participants to former Valka railway station (by bus)

12:45

Lunch and rail-bike rides at former Valka railway station

15:00

Departure of participants (bus to Viljandi)